Crab And Corn Chowder

• 2 dried ancho chiles, seeded
• 4 bacon slices, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 3 medium carrots
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced in 1/2-inch pieces
• 5 ears of corn husked and kernels removed
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, diced in 1/2-inch cubes
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon Old Bay spice
• 1 teaspoon sweet smoked Spanish paprika
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 pound canned lump crab meat
• 1 cup cream
• 1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 lime

1. Put the ancho chiles in a small bowl and cover with hot water. Let rest for 30 minutes.
2. Cook the bacon over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed pot until crisp. Remove the bacon and let drain on a paper-towel lined plate. Set aside.
3. Saute the onions and garlic in the residual bacon grease for about 5 minutes, until soft. Add the celery and carrots and saute over medium heat for another 5 minutes. Add the red pepper and corn and saute another 5 minutes.
4. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables, stirring over medium high heat. Cook 3 to 4 minutes until the flour bubbles and begins to brown. Whisk in the chicken stock and add potatoes, Old Bay, and Spanish paprika. Bring to a boil.
5. While the soup is coming to a boil, remove the ancho chiles from the bowl and put them in a food processor or blender. Whirl to chop and add 1/4 cup hot water and whirl again. Add the chile puree to soup. When pot comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, add crab, and simmer until potatoes are al dente.
6. When the potatoes are done, add cream and season with Worcestershire sauce, salt, fresh cracked pepper, and parsley. Taste and adjust seasonings.
7. Serve in individual bowls with lime wedges and garnish with crumbled bacon. I recommend serving with big hunks of crusty garlic bread.

ancho chiles, bacon, onions, garlic, stalks celery, carrots, red bell pepper, flour, gold potatoes, chicken stock, bay spice, sweet smoked spanish paprika, worcestershire sauce, salt, lump crab meat, cream, handful fresh parsley, lime

Taken from food52.com/recipes/35971-crab-and-corn-chowder (may not work)